Group Rides?

[metalmaven_imp]

I would like to do a few group rides a year or even just ride with some new people here and there. I got a couple buddies with bikes and I ride with my dad sometimes but those are rare as they don't ride as much as me. I do like to ride alone too because you can do so at your own pace and its nice to not have to worry about another rider, not that I mind really. It would be cool to meet some new riders. I am north of St. Paul MN if anyone ever wants to get something going.!

 

[meowguy_imp]

My last group ride was probably my last group ride ever. It was me and 50 v twins with no mufflers for 50 miles each way non stop. I was deaf and exhausted. I was so traumatized I forgot to turn off my ignition when I got home and wore my battery down to nothing. Get together a group of CB's and I'm back in. But I think I am the only CB in southern Maine. It sucks.


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[Elipten_imp]

You have to admire HD marketing! They really turned the company post AMF. Remember when they lobbied and got congress to pass a law for import taxes, so we wound up with 700cc bikes rather than 750cc.


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[Ghis_imp]

You have to admire HD marketing! They really turned the company post AMF. Remember when they lobbied and got congress to pass a law for import taxes, so we wound up with 700cc bikes rather than 750cc.


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My first big bike was a 1985 Kawasaki Vulcan 700cc. I replaced it with the exact same bike, virtually unchanged, except in was now a 750cc.

 

[Motogeezer1949_imp]

Back about 10 years ago, some of my buds and I led the Moto Guzzi National Owners Club Bikeweek Rides. 3 years in a row. The first year was pretty well attended, but the second knocked it out of the park with 70 bikes. Still remember seeing a line of headlights in my mirrors that seemed to go on for miles. That was a pretty proud day. The third year stormed pretty hard, but if you know Guzzisti, you know there were still a dozen hardcore who showed up ready to ride.
I love doing a long solo ride every year, nice to not have a schedule, no agenda. Also do one or two group trips, anywhere from 3 to 6 others. All these trips are 2 to 2.5k miles usually. My buds and I ride pretty much every Sunday too. I put over 12k miles on the CB in the first year, looking to do the same this year too It sounds like we have a pretty good number of group riders on board, I'm happy to say, more that I anticipated. Glad to see we are such a diverse group

 

[DJS_imp]

Do you? How often? How long have you been doing them? How many riders on average in the group? Has group riding improved your confidence and skill level?
Have you made new friends and met enthusiasts like yourself? Have these friendships enhanced your quality of life beyond just riding?
C'mon, spill it!

i do.
a few local per riding season and one big one in ohio each year.
local group since i started riding and been doing the ohio one for many years. (as both rider and passenger)
local group can be from 3 - 10 cycles. the ohio one can be 30 - 40 ish.
i also did one in Tennessee last year for the first time with maybe 20 cycles.
all the above are with the same group of people from a different forum.
i have learned alot from riding with the group.
made great friends that go beyond just riding.



pic from an old group ride.

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pic from a smaller ohio ride

i do.
a few local per riding season and one big one in ohio each year.
local group since i started riding and been doing the ohio one for many years. (as both rider and passenger)
local group can be from 3 - 10 cycles. the ohio one can be 30 - 40 ish.
i also did one in Tennessee last year for the first time with maybe 20 cycles.
all the above are with the same group of people from a different forum.
i have learned alot from riding with the group.
made great friends that go beyond just riding.


[url=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/djs_151/media/1-1-05%20RIDE/P1100010.jpg.html]
pic from an old group ride.

[url=http://smg.photobucket.com/user/djs_151/media/bug%20bash%2010%20-%202013/100_2654_zpsa0e20016.jpg.html]
pic from a smaller ohio ride

[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz7R4EwpOVk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz7R4EwpOVk
video from this years ride in ohio.
i think it was 22- 26 motorcycles

 

[cbdtran_imp]

you are such a good pack leader - some groups, the leaders ride as fast as they can and let the rest follow as fast as they dare, normally, these are smaller packs. This is plain dangerous and inconsiderate for the safety of less accomplished riders

Group rider tends to stick in their group, so they try to catch up if speed is faster than they want to ride

 

[Topstroke_imp]

I ride with a group every Wed. and have done so for the last 15 years. We meet for coffee in the morning and take off out of the city into the country side & county roads in the remote part of Florida and go to some various small towns for lunch. Everyone is retired and we ride at vary conservative
pace (Slow). We usually have 7 to 10 riders on all brands of bikes, we call our group "The Over The Hill Gang" . I tell everyone that it beats staying
home and doing nothing or watching TV.
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[emptysea]

Love the video. Really captured what I love about group rides.

To cbdtran's comment, I have ridden with leaders that take off fast and leave the group to fend for themselves. It's not a good situation. However, in smaller groups (especially in which most or all of the riders know each other well), we often put the faster riders in front for the "fun" sections which sometimes divides the group into two smaller ones. The key differences in how we do it versus how you presented it is that the whole group knows what is happening before it happens, that the second group has it's own leader, that the two groups agree to re-unite at key intersections or at some designated spot, and that no rider is ever criticized for riding his/her own ride so long as he/she is not endangering themselves or anyone else in the group. Twice I have been on rides where the leaders essentially abandoned the slower riders for miles and miles and in both cases, the leaders chose to point out just how slow those of us in the second group were. I don't ride with those guys anymore.

 

[Southpaw50_imp]

I prefer to ride alone. Have done a number of charity veteran rides over the years but still prefer to ride alone.

 

[Jeephoto_imp]

I went on a group ride yesterday. Of course I was the only CB1100 amongst V Stroms, KLR's, and sport-tourers. After a great Barbeque lunch, we set out riding country and farm roads south of the Dallas-Ft Worth Metroplex with 12 bikes. I was really looking forward to doing some exploring with these guys.

I did not enjoy riding with this group and dropped out a few miles into the ride. It seemed that riding fast and speeding was the main focus, where I wanted to cruise at a slower pace and see the sights. It was all I could do to watch the road ahead for hazards, be careful of dirt/sand in the curves, and see the riders in front of me get further ahead. The scenery to each side of me was a blur.

I know my CB will perform way beyond my riding skills, but frankly, I bought this bike to slowly and leisurely cruise and explore and experience the world. Wherever I want to go.

 

[redbirds_imp]

We don't do too many group rides for that very reason. A charity ride we entered a few years back became so obviously dangerous we dropped out half way through.

We do ride with a local group on occasion because we know the folks and have never observed any careless actions from group members. The rides we did at the forum rally were run at a comfortably brisk, safe pace and were great fun with plenty rest stops to relax and take in the fine scenery.

 

[kmoney_imp]

This is pretty common, and I've dropped out of rides on numerous occasions. I've pretty much given up on riding with groups that aren't safe and organized by experienced riders (i.e. , a good leader and a sweeper who know what they are doing).

The worst is when people feel preassure to try and keep up instead of just going their own pace. Over the the years, I've seen lots of new riders (mostly on sportbikes) fall into this trap, with some having pretty sad results.

 

[Inhouse Bob]

+1 to all that. I've been fortunate to hook up with a couple of easy-going groups and have really enjoyed those rides. You just have to shop around. And I have found that smaller is often better.

 

[Motogeezer1949_imp]

Just have to find a compatible group that's all. Our crew does rapid rides, cruises, two ups, touring, destination rides - whatever we're feeling at the time. The type of ride we're having is always posted along with the ride invite so people can decide for themselves. Rapid are usually all those who love the twisties - ex-racers and those interested in skill development, two-up obviously attracts a different crowd.
Believe me, there are compatible riders out there whatever your style. Just gotta find them

 

[Nemo_imp]

I have never been in a large group ride. Looking forward to make the 2016 CB Rally my first. Most I've done has been with two other bikes.

Getting enough humans together for a common activity, before long the differences will make themselves noted. It's a rule of nature; Darwin posted it on Facebook.

 

[the Ferret]

I have never been in a large group ride. Looking forward to make the 2016 CB Rally my first. Most I've done has been with two other bikes.

Getting enough humans together for a common activity, before long the differences will make themselves noted. It's a rule of nature; Darwin posted it on Facebook.

:rofl: probably would have if it had been around

 

[MikeOxbig_imp]

Don't do group rides.
Solitary person, at most I ride with one friend. Prefer the freedom.
Just my choice.

That's exactly how I am. 95% of the time I go out on my own.